Rebranding 60 – How to Start Your Superlife!
Bridget and I once lived on a little island in the English Channel. We did all the usual things. We got married and had children. Between us, we had various projects, like founding a prep school and running an estate agency. We even wrote a TV…
Read MoreHealthy Aging and Fat Consumption: The Good, the Debatable and the Ugly
Are you confused about the amounts and kinds of fat you should include in your diet? You’re not alone! For decades, we have been advised to limit fats. But our bodies need certain types of fat throughout our lives…
Read MoreCan We Rebuild Resilience as We Age?
I write a lot about fitness after 50, as do many of my fellow Sixty and Me contributors. To a person, I guarantee you that they would likely categorically disagree that age=deterioration, and that there isn’t much we can do about it…
Read MoreAn Assembly Project for Exercising at Home
Over Christmas, I spent two weeks at my son’s home in southern California. We had taken precautions; everyone had tested negative, the nanny and the housekeeper were given two weeks off, and I drove door to door with only one stop…
Read MoreKeep Active in Your 60s to Stay a Step Ahead of Diabetes (And Don’t Forget Nutrition Too!)
I recently read a sobering statistic. Nearly 50 percent of boomers are prediabetic. This means that we have blood sugar levels that are above normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed with full-blown type 2 diabetes…
Read More3 Steps to Take in Order to Realize There’s Nothing Wrong with You After All
Having been in a bad marriage for more than 30 years, I thought I was the biggest loser on the planet. I felt I was certainly not attractive and unappealing. I was overweight. I was not good at making money, but I was good at spending them…
Read MorePreventing and Reversing Heart Disease at 50 and Beyond
Around the world, nearly seven million people die of coronary heart disease every year. And despite the continuing advancements in surgery, diagnostic techniques, and pharmaceutical interventions, that number keeps going up…
Read MoreYour Headline: “Victim/Martyr” or “Happy Person”?
What headline will you write for yourself today? In other words, how will you characterize your experience of this day? As an interesting one: uplifting, satisfying, productive? Or as a depressing one: unhappy, woeful, disappointing…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Dress Fearlessly and Throw Out the Plus Size Style Rule Book
Remember the last time you put on your favorite outfit and loved it? But then you had a nagging doubt… “Can I really get away with this at my age? Am I just too big to make this work?” If you let this type of fear take over, it will dictate your…
Read MoreConcerned About Osteoporosis After 60? Try These 4 Simple Tips for Building Hip Bone Density
Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which the density and quality of bone is reduced. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis affects 200 million women throughout the world…
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